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We hope you are staying warm and safe. As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, as school has been closed due to a snow day.

We also want to share that Thursday will be an early release day for staff professional development. Lunch will be served, and student dismissal will be at 12:55 PM.

We look forward to a great week ahead with our students.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Lisa DiDonato, Principal (ldidonato@framingham.k12.ma.us)

Jackie Carrasquillo, Vice Principal (jcarrasquillo@framingham.k12.ma.us)

Address: 25 Elm Street

School Hours: 8:50 AM Doors open. The bell rings and classes start at 9:05. We begin dismissal procedures at 3:20 PM.

School Phone Number: 508-626-9144

Attendance Line: 508-626-9143

Nurse's Phone Number: 508-782-6602

Stapleton Website

Please remember to notify the main office of any changes to your student’s dismissal plan. To ensure a safe and smooth end to the school day, we kindly ask that all changes be communicated before 2:45 PM.Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping dismissal safe and organized for all students.

January 26th: No School, snow day

January 29th: Early Release at 12:55 Lunch is served ( Staff Professional Development)

February 16th-20th: No School

Our fifth grade Student Council recently met with student leaders from Framingham High School. Debora da Vitoria, Chair of the Student Advisory Council (SAC), organized and facilitated the visit. FHS students guided our Student Council members in meaningful discussions about leadership, ideas for school improvement, and future opportunities as student leaders. It was an inspiring experience that helped our students see themselves as leaders both now and in the years ahead.

Some classrooms may choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day as Friendship Day. For classrooms that participate, please note that candy is not permitted. We also ask that if you choose to participate that every student in the class receive a card, ensuring that all students feel included.

Thank you for helping us make Friendship Day a fun, inclusive, and positive experience for all students.

Thanks to our PTO, we are excited to introduce a new event—Lego Fest! We are thrilled to add this to our school community and hope it becomes a beloved annual Stapleton tradition. Please see the information below for more details.

This week students in Grades 2-5 will be completing the Speaking test. Grade 1 will complete thier final test, writing. Kindergarten students work one-to-one with an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher working on listening, reading, writing and speaking activities.

ACCESS stands for:

Assessing

Comprehension and

Communication in

English

State-to-

State for English Language Learners.

All students in the Framingham Public Schools that are identified as English Learners/Emergent Bilingual will participate in the ACCESS test throughout January and February 2026. Please see this Smore for more information.

On cold weather days, it is important that students have proper winter attire (coat, hat, gloves/mittens and boots). We go outside for recess based on the guidelines below.

Students are not permitted to use cell phones or smartwatches during the school day. We have included smartwatches in this policy because many models now have the ability to text, call, and take photos, just like cell phones. If a student is found using their phone or smartwatch during the day, they will be asked to put it away. If the issue becomes persistent, the device will be held in the office until the end of the day, and caregivers will be notified.

Thank you for your support in helping us minimize distractions and maintain a focused learning environment.

This year, our shared focus at Stapleton is captured in the following student-centered goal:

Our school goal is announced each morning during morning announcements and is posted in every classroom. At our January community meeting, students made goals that are being announced daily at morning announcements.

You may have questions regarding bus routes and stops or other transportation matters. Please reach out to the Department of Transportation directly at: 

Phone: 508-626-9179

Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm